Vehicle direction-signal



G. W. MARKOS.

VEHICLE DIRECTION SIGNAL.

APPLICATION men Aus.23, 1920.

1,379,117., Patented May24,1921.

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' certain color To all whom it may concern: 3

Be it known that I, Gus W. MAR os, a ,Subjectof' the King of Greece, residing'at -UNITED STATES PATENTIQFFICE:

qus QMARKOs, or COLUMBUS, e310:

7 VEHICLE DIRECTION-SIGNAL.

Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State'of Ohio, U. S. A.,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Vehicle Direction-Signals, of which the following is a specification. V

This-invention relates to improvementsin vehicle direction signals, and has for one of its objects to provide a device of this character which can be readily attached to existing machines without a to. the owner ofv the, vehicle.

A further object isto provide a particu: larly formed supporting bracket for the great expense signal means which can be attachedto the wind-shield frame of an automobile and .support the signal means at a point substantially opposite the operatorisseat, to "preclude the light from the A still further object is to provide an operating means'for adirection signal constructed to indicate to the. operator when a p 7 is properly positionedas a Signal. i

These and otherobjects'are attained by .the means illustrated in'the accompanying,

drawing, in which 2+ Figure 1 is a .plan view fofa portion of an autQmo ile showing the improved signal in sition.

ig. 2 is a vertical cross section of they part of the automobile shown in Fig. 1 looking forwardly.

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through the signal box and its supporting frame, and Fig. 41 is a detail sectional view through the guide-bracket for the operating chain. Similar reference numerals in all of the figures of the drawing, designate like parts.

In the construction shown, 5 designates Walls, and 7 the wind-shield frame.

The signal box has preferably three sides 7 and is formed with end-plates8 connected together by glass-plate-holding heads 9,

the glass-plate 9 being of different colors,-

such as red, green and yellow,'and preferably provided with certain words, such as Stop, Left and Slow, respectively,

.formed in white letters. V I plate 8 is provided with a trunn1on10, and F the inside end-'plateis preferably connected 'the eyesof the. operator; signal shining in The outside end-F the signal is correctl I alarm meansis prefera ly a bell 19 suitably secured to the signal box frame and pro- Specification of Letters Patent. Patent ed M 1921 1 Application filed August 23, 19 20. SerialNo. 405,305. I

to a hollowshaft 11,011 the end of which is attached a sprocketwheel 12 for a purpose hereinafter described.

Trunnion lO and the hollow shaft 11 are V journaledin. frame 13 which is secured to a pair of supporting arms 14, each havin a suitable clamping means 15 at their] ice side of the car, and areof suflicient length to reach from the wind-shield to near the front edge ofthe. seat of the car, so that the signal box will be 'supported'a'lmost oppo- :site to the position occupied by the operator of the car. In this position the glare of. light from the signal box will not shine in Hollow Shaft llis' sufficiently longto ex tend from thej signal box, su'pported outside of thefcar body, to'a point withinth'e side wall 6," so that'the sprocket-wheel 12, or its operating-chain 16, is within easy reach of the operator. vented from swingingby a pulley-17securedto the floor ofthelcar. It will thus be so i Operating-chain 1 6'fis pre seen that by operatingi'this chain 16, the

hollow "shaft and signal box will be rotated to present a desired signal. 1A lamp 18 is supported in the signalbox in any desirable manner and its circuit wires are extended through the hollow shaft. V V 7 With the rear face of the signal box in position oppositethe position of the operator, it is desirable, to provide an indicating means to inform the operator when a par,- ticular signal is in its proper signaling'position. To accomplish this, sections of the 0peratingchain are preferably painted diflerent colors corresponding to the colors of the signal-plates, as shown in Fig. 4 of the. drawing. By this means, the. operator by watching the chain when he is adjusting the signals, andnoticing when a certain color on the chain reaches a certain point, he will i know without looking atthe signal box that the desired signal is exposed. I As a further precaution, to notify the operator, whena signal is properlypositioned, means are provided tosound an alarm when positioned. This 7 vided with an electrical connection to a normally open contact switch 20 mounted upon a suitable chain-guide 21 fixed to the side of the car, and said switch is closed by button 22 fixed to the chain, one for each colored section of the chain. Thus when the operator moves thechain until the bell rings;

at that time he will know that one of the signal-plates is correctly positioned, and at the same time the lamp 18 will be lighted.

Having thus fully described the invention.

what is claimed is p 1. A vehicle direction signaltcomprising a signal box having signals on its respective sides, an open frame for'supporting said 2. A vehicle dlrection signal, comprising a signal box having signals onits respective sides, an open frame for supporting said signal box and in which it is mounted to rotate, supporting arms for said frame having short ends and fastening means for attaching them to the frame of the windshield and formed with a long arm arranged substantially at right-angle to said short ends and adapted to extend backwardly therefrom to support the signal box and its frame at a pointoutside of and adjacent the seat of the car, andoperating means for rotating said signal box, said operating means being provided with colored sections to correspond to the colors of the. signalbox to determine when a desiredsignal is exposed to signaling position.

3. A vehicledirection signal, comprising a signal box having signals on its respective sides,an open frame for supporting said signal box and in which it is mounted to rotate, supporting arms for said frame having short ends and fastening means for attaching them to the frame of the windshield and formed with a long-arm arranged substantially at right-angle to said short ends and adapted to extend backwardly therefrom to support the signal box and its frame at a point outside of and adjacent the seat of the car, and a belt operatin means for rotating said signal box said belt operating means embodying a belt having sections colored to correspond to the colors of the signal box to determine when a desired signal is exposed to signalingposition.

, 4. vehicle direction signal, comprising a signal box having signals on its respective sides, an open frame for supporting said signal box and in which it is mounted to rotate, supporting arms for said frame havingshort ends and fastening means for attaching them to the frame of the windshield and formed with a long, arm arranged substantially at right-angle to said short ends and adapted to extend backwardly therefrom to support the signal boxandits seat of the car, and operating means for rotating said signal box, said operating means being provided with colored sections to correspond to the colors of the signalbox to determine when a desired signal is exposed to signaling position, and an audiblesignal means controlled by said operating means for the signal box.

In testimonywhereof I afiix my si ature.

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